sniper - from fellow snipers and shooters.. 10 pages

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From fellow Snipers and Shooters...

MOH Recipients, Randall Shughart and Gary Gordon

Bill Lancaster, 25th Div, US Army, Viet Nam 69-70


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"I was that which others did not want to be. I went where others feared to go, and did what otherfailed to do. I asked nothing from those who gave nothing and reluctantly accepted the thought o

eternal loneliness should I fail. I have seen the face of terror, felt the stinging cold of fear, andenjoyed the sweet taste of a moments love. But most of all I have lived times others would say we

best forgotten. At least some day I will be able to say, I was proud of what I was and always willbe............... A United States Marine Scout/Sniper"


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"....consider that Marine Scout/Snipers are required to do the same thing at almost twice thedistance (hitting a target at over a quarter mile away), with only one shot and no chance to makadjustments. All this on a mission that may last for days, in any weather, against an enemy tryin

to kill you like a pesky varmint. It is a bizarre way to make a living, and the men who do it arestrange birds. But to an enemy, the M40A1 in the hands of a skilled Marine Scout/Sniper is a

hellish weapon, more feared than even a bomber loaded with napalm! It is scary to know that yomight be hunted by another man; and this makes it tough to do your job. The overwhelming

psychological impact of the sniper helps to explain why the Corps invests so much in maintainin

this capability."Tom Clancy

Author"


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"Sniping is a mysterious art most people ignore because, as Jack Nicholson said in the movie,"they can't handle the truth." But the truth lies in the crosshairs. Snipers are a breed apart. The

possess a primordial stalking and killing instinct, one couched in a true loner's diposition. Theyare the solitary killers of Man's oldest and most intense obsession -- war. It is the sniper team thastrikes out alone, depending only on itself, employing its imagination and hard-earned skills to th

ominous task of taking out key individual targets in a sea of enemy troops. Snipers observe warfrom afar through their binos, studying it on their maps, sneaking around it on the fringes,

penetrating it silently along a straight-razor; only when ready, do they selectively participate,striking without warning, dumping their unaware prey in the dirt with pinpoint precision,

disappearing without a trace. They are as close as good guys can get to being half human, halfanimal. For all these reasons and more, I am one. Happy shooting".

"Major M. 6/23/98"

Scout/Snipers are unique as a specialty among the world's armed forces. They serve as acombination of things - as a scout, and, within that function, as a sniper. In effect, they find wherthe enemy are, and then, ideally, kill off the most important of the enemy's soldiers, their leadersbefore slipping (hopefully) away. The training is difficult, and the psychological makeup of thestroops is hard to comprehend - although the infantryman's job is killing, Scout/Snipers seek and

destroy individuals, personally. It takes a very unique personality to survive the job, both


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tactically and emotionally.

If I were King, I'd close Army entry training and send all future Infantry grunts to the MarinesThe Corps still produces trained and disciplined soldiers who know how to make it on a killing

field.--Col. Hackworth, WND 11Nov98

US Marines are the most peculiar breed of human beings I have ever witnessed. They treat servicas if it was some kind of cult, plastering their emblem on almost everything they own, makingthemselves look like insane fanatics with haircuts to ungentlemanly lengths, worshipping their

Commandant almost as if he was a god, and making wierd animal noises like a gang of savages.They'll fight like rabid dogs at the drop of a hat just for the sake of a little action, and are the

cockiest sons of bitches I have ever known. Most have the foulest mouths and drink well beyondman's normal limits, but their high spirits and sense of brotherhood set them apart and, generall

speaking, the United States Marines I've come in contact with are the most professional soldiersand the finest men and women I have ever had the pleasure to meet...


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"man or woman, young or old, my sights are steady, and my trigger cold. walkor run, laugh or cry your in my A.O., now you die!"

The Silent SniperBy G.A.Codling

A Sniper crawls along a forest floorA match grade barrel to do his chore

Blending with the woodland sceneHe leaves no trace of where he's been

A single task occupies his mindTo the outside world he is blindOne single task, one single goal

Only his mission occupies his soul

He moves into the open grassThe enemy patrol makes a searching pass

although they look, they can not seethe man moving out from a distant tree

One hour, two , three then fourHe only moves a few feet more

Zero hour is getting nearHe knows his target will soon appear

A single man he has been sent to killand on his hands this man's blood will spill


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The moment is now, the target's in siteTaking up the first pressure the shoot feels right

One ounce more on the trigger searThe bullet races away like a high speed spearIt races throw the air with a thunderous crack

There's a fountain of blood as it exits the man's back

The silence is deafening theirs not a single soundas the shooter removes the case of the single spent round

His task now done he fades back in to the woodHis only trace is a body wear a man once stood.

While invisible, I see and destroy.

The sniper is a "work in progress" as are all true professionals in the art of warfare. He is anartist of the highest order in this most demanding of arts. Constantly honing his edge and

perfecting his skills to the point of obsession. His profession demands a dedication to excellencethat few others ever even consider...some say he is obsessive..almost cultish. Sniping IS a cult, it's


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lifestyle, it's our religion. We are what few other people in the world would want to be, and evenfewer are capable of. We live in a world of macho ideals and chauvanistic brotherhood. Outsider

are not welcome and those who betray our way of life become outcast. A hard life ofextraordinarily high expectations with no allowance or tolerance for failure. Like the wolfpack,snipers are a tight community with a strict pecking order, the pack mentality prevails. It's what

keeps us sharp, the knowledge that if we show weakness or incompetence we will suffer the worsfate possible by unwritten but universally understood "pack law." Shame. To shame or dishonoryourself in front of a brother sniper is to suffer vocal ridicule, or much worse...silent rebuke. To

lose the respect of your brothers is damnation. That is why we are the best at what we do. Why wwill sit for days at a time in the most punishing cold, the sweltering heat, or the pounding rain,

fighting the elements and our own fatigue and biting hunger...to take that one shot...the shot thamight save the life of one of our brothers. And despite the impossible conditions and handicaps

placed on us by circumstance, we WILL put the target down....because that is what we do. That iwho we are. Marine Scout Snipers

MB 3/5 '99

Something wicked this way comes. His approach in neither seen nor heard, his way is the path letravelled, and lonely is his life. Mention of his name runs a chill through the enemy, they fear

merely falling under his watchful eye, for when they do their life is in check, pawn to an invisiblefoe. He may hunt and stalk his prey for days, in stifling heat or the bitterest cold, his goal in life i

the end of another, and he doesn't accept failure. He has been called many things by many peopla lone wolf, long rifle, snake, assassin,... and many names less complimentary, but to those who

learn to love and respect him, simply Scout Sniper.M.B. Okinawa, Jpn. 07/? '98


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From Ian Mixon

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